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a technology of document and media stacking, applied in the directions of thin material handling, article delivery, transportation and packaging, etc., can solve the problems of document one on top of the other in a haphazard manner, known stacking bin system, and limited item capacity

Active Publication Date: 2015-01-20
NCR CORP
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Benefits of technology

The solution ensures continuous compression of media items, maximizing storage capacity, preventing overflow, and allowing for efficient continuous processing of large quantities without bottlenecks, while maintaining a neat stack and reducing the risk of document avalanches when accessing stored items.

Problems solved by technology

However, there are a number of problems associated with such prior known stacking bin systems.
Notably, the capacity for items is limited.
Also, as the items of media are stacked on the platform, the documents fall one on top of each other in a haphazard manner.
This causes problems for users subsequently attending to removal of stored items when an access door is opened.
Prior known storage container solutions also are relatively heavy and expensive to manufacture.
This maintains a constant compression on the document stack when employed but cannot stack a continuous flow of documents.
Due to this, the plunger mechanism causes a bottleneck in the through-put of the system which thus does not permit a continuous flow.

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[0052]In the drawings like reference numerals refer to like parts.

[0053]FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of a self-service terminal 100 in the form of an automated teller machine (ATM) according to one embodiment of the present invention. It will be understood that certain embodiments of the present invention are applicable to other types of terminal such as ATMs, cash recyclers, teller units, vending machines, change machines and the like.

[0054]The ATM 100 includes different modules for enabling transactions to be executed and recorded by the ATM 100. These ATM modules include customer transaction modules and service personnel modules. The ATM modules include an ATM controller 101, a customer display 102, a card reader / writer module 103, an encrypting keypad module 104, a receipt printer module 105, a cash dispenser module 106, a journal printer module 107 for creating a record of every transaction executed by the ATM, a connection module 108, an operator panel module 109 for use...

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Abstract

An apparatus and method are disclosed for stacking items of media in a container region. The apparatus includes at least one rotatable element, each having an outer surface and an opposed claw element for releasably clamping an item of media to the outer surface of the rotatable element for rotation therewith. The apparatus also includes a driven roller element for locating an item of media released by the claw element into a stack position. The apparatus also includes a support platform element biased towards the roller element to compress items of media located in the stack position between the platform element and the roller element.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for stacking items of media in a container. In particular, but not exclusively, the present invention relates to the storage of currency notes and / or cheques in a stacking bin of an automated teller machine (ATM).BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION[0002]Media depositories are used to receive media items from a customer. One common type of media depository is a sheet media depository for receiving items of media in sheet form. For example, such items of media can be currency notes, cheques, tickets, giros or the like.[0003]Sheet media depositories are used in automated teller machines (ATMs) and other self-service terminals. Other such self-service terminals are vending machines, change machines or the like. The sheet media depositories are used to identify, validate and store or return deposited sheets.[0004]Some sheet depositories are capable of receiving a bunch of sheets in a loading area and then pickin...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65H29/20
CPCB65H31/14B65H2701/1912B65H2404/655B65H29/06B65H2404/651
Inventor BRUCE, JOSHUA
Owner NCR CORP